History YMMV / QuentynQuinnSpaceRanger

** Much more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been used for decades could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century]].

** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]...Then again it is more hyperinflation than just inflation that is a problem, a little inflation actually have positive effects by preventing the economy from becoming stagnant, 100 years is a long time of inflation even if most of this time said inflation didn't go higher than 4%. It's also approximately equal to the amount of inflation that the GOLD standard, the other one used, would have...and a barter economy, which he claims is healthy, has serious issues as well for any society past the 'village market' level.
* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessarilyEvil in its xenophobia in a galaxy full of hostile aliens while other claiming that as TakeThat to the franchise's TooBleakStoppedCaring of its ridiculously bleak tone along with fans' ignorance on Imperium's worse aspects.
** Ralph Hayes seemed to agree, as he killed the arc FAST.

* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessarilyEvil in its xenophobia in a galaxy full of hostile aliens while other claiming that as TakeThat to the franchise's DarknessInducedAudienceApathy of its ridiculously bleak tone along with fans' ignorance on Imperium's worse aspects.

* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessaryEvil in its xenophobia in a galaxy full of hostile aliens while other claiming that as TakeThat to the franchise's DarknessInducedAudienceApathy of its ridiculously bleak tone along with fans' ignorance on Imperium's worse aspects.

** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]...Then again it is more hyperinflation than just inflation that is a problem, a little inflation actually have positive effects by preventing the economy from becoming stagnant, 100 years is a long time of inflation even if most of this time said inflation didn't go higher than 4%

* AesopAmnesia: In the ''Coldest Equations'' arc, a major point is that it's not right to accept a no-win premise in a "needs of the many versus needs of the few" situation and that the right thing to do is keep fighting to try and find a way, and that if a person was placed into a tragic situation, the people responsible for putting them there have responsibility. In the ''very next'' story arc regarding Kallifrax, it's stated that you have to accept that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, the wise thing to do is accept there are some things you can't change so there's no point fighting it, and if someone is placed in a tragic situation it's ''their'' fault and the person who put them in that situation shares none of the responsibility. The author does address the [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-12/ contradiction]]: With Kallifrax, Quinn looked over every option he had and picked the best option. The pilot seemingly gave up at the first hint of trouble.
-->'''Author:''' Quinn didn't condemn the shuttle pilot in TCE for picking a poor solution, he condemned him for seemingly NOT TRYING AT ALL.

* AesopAmnesia: In the ''Coldest Equations'' arc, a major point is that it's not right to accept a no-win premise in a "needs of the many versus needs of the few" situation and that the right thing to do is keep fighting to try and find a way, and that if a person was placed into a tragic situation, the people responsible for putting them there have responsibility. In the ''very next'' story arc regarding Kallifrax, it's stated that you have to accept that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, the wise thing to do is accept there are some things you can't change so there's no point fighting it, and if someone is placed in a tragic situation it's ''their'' fault and the person who put them in that situation shares none of the responsibility.
** The author does address the [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-12/ contradiction]]: With Kallifrax, Quinn looked over every option he had and picked the best option. The pilot seemingly gave up at the first hint of trouble.
--> '''Author''': Quinn didn’t condemn the shuttle pilot in TCE for picking a poor solution, he condemned him for seemingly NOT TRYING AT ALL.

*** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]...Then again it is more hyperinflation than just inflation that is a problem, a little inflation actually have positive effects by preventing the economy from becoming stagnant, 100 years is a long time of inflation even if most of this time said inflation didn't go higher than 4%

*** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]...Then again it is more hyperinflation than just inflation that is a problem, a little inflation actually have positive effect by preventing the economy from becoming stagnant, 100 years is a long time of inflation even if most of this time said inflation didn't go higher than 4%

*** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]

** ''Much'' more debatable is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]

* AesopAmnesia: In the ''Coldest Equations'' arc, a major point is that it's not right to accept a no-win premise in a "needs of the many versus needs of the few" situation and that the right thing to do is keep fighting to try and find a way, and that if a person was placed into a tragic situation, the people responsible for putting them there have responsibility. In the ''very next'' story arc regarding Kallifrax, it's stated that you have to accept that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, the wise thing to do is accept there are some things you can't change so there's no pointing fighting it, and if someone is placed in a tragic situation it's ''their'' fault and the person who put them in that situation shares none of the responsibility.

** The genocidal culture that gets nuked in the Kallifrax arc is a pretty obvious {{Expy}} [[StrawmanPolitical of Iran]]. Eerily [[HarsherInHindsight prescient]] if you consider ISIS.

* WhatMightHaveBeen: The Federation arc was originally going to be a good deal longer, but the readers' complaints regarding some of the AuthorTract tendencies led to a shortening of the story. Thus, the readers never got to see Babbage (Data) confronted about his creator's obvious shortcomings in the software and design departments, nor Lothario (Riker) getting a brief analysis of his sexual mores. (This was well after Riker had sex with a neuter...) To say nothing of the far-too-familiar-to-Trekkies argument regarding why Geordi needs a VISOR. Ironically, some readers believe they would have complained far less if the AuthorTract had eventually moved on to these potentially-more-entertaining scenarios.

* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessaryEvil in its xenophobia while other claiming that as TakeThat to the franchise's DarknessInducedAudienceApathy of its ridiculously bleak tone along with fans' ignorance on Imperium's worse aspects.

** The Author was very deliberate in making the parody shallow. His very intent was to incense the defenders of WH40k to get past their defenses. [[ShownTheirWork He never mocks ANYTHING while having only a passing knowledge of it]], [[BatmanGambit and the fans that got upset at the portrayal fell right into his trap for going out of their way to defend such a horrible setting and prove him right]]. One verified fan of 40k [[ActuallyPrettyFunny was actually amused]], however, having no hard feelings towards the author and acknowledging the point the author was trying to make, making the ones that got mad at R.H. Junior's mockery look even more [[FanDumb fanatical and unreasonable]], since one of their own actually could take the joke.

* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessaryEvil in its xenophobia while other claiming that as TakeThat DarknessInducedAudienceApathy of its portrayal for its ridiculousness along with fans' ignorance on its worse aspects.

** The genocidal culture that gets nuked in the Kallifrax arc is a pretty obvious {{Expy}} [[StrawmanPolitical of Iran]]. Eerily prescient if you consider ISIS.

** ''Much'' more [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment debatable]] is the economics that form the core of the arc; its detractors scoff that economics theories that have been vindicated for decades on Earth could lead to societal collapse, while its proponents see it as a good summary of the malicious intent behind RidiculousFutureInflation - they find it kind of scary when [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-8/ a first-world nation's currency loses 95% of its face value in under a century.]]

* BrokenBase: On TakeThat to {{Warhammer 40000}} with one side claiming it as ShallowParody due to the comic's ignorance on the [[TheEmpire Imperium Of Man]] being NecessaryEvil in its xenophobia while other claiming that as TakeThat DarknessInducedAudienceApathy of its portrayal for its ridiculousness along with fans' ignorance on its worse aspects.

** The "government bad" theme in the ''Coldest Equations'' arc. Of course, when it comes to "government-sponsored technology", there's ''loads'' of evidence to support it; look up the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo Brewster F2A Buffalo]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle M16 rifle]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle Bradley Fighting Vehicle]](see ''Film/ThePentagonWars'' for the step-by-step design process of the last of these lemons) - all so horribly defective that there was only one possible buyer, one which not only bought countless numbers but ''asked'' for them to be built in the ''first place'': '''TheGovernment.''' In the case of [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-0123/ the deathtrap shuttle?]] They asked for something cheap and environmentally friendly which could be built, maintained, and supplied solely by low-bid government contractors. Leave out the "cheap" and "environmentally friendly" parts and that's the design statement of NASA's '''Shuttle Transportation System.'''

** The "government bad" theme in the ''Coldest Equations'' arc. Of course, when it comes to "government-sponsored technology", there's ''loads'' of evidence to support it; look up the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo Brewster F2A Buffalo]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle M16 rifle]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle Bradley Fighting Vehicle]](see ''Film/ThePentagonWars'' for the step-by-step design process of these lemons) - all so horribly defective that there was only one possible buyer, one which not only bought countless numbers but ''asked'' for them to be built in the ''first place'': '''TheGovernment.''' In the case of [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-0123/ the deathtrap shuttle?]] They asked for something cheap and environmentally friendly which could be built, maintained, and supplied solely by low-bid government contractors. Leave out the "cheap" and "environmentally friendly" parts and that's the design statement of NASA's '''Shuttle Transportation System.'''

** The "government bad" theme in the ''Coldest Equations'' arc. Of course, when it comes to "government-sponsored technology", there's ''loads'' of evidence to support it; look up the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo Brewster F2A Buffalo]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle M16 rifle]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle Bradley Fighting Vehicle]] - all so horribly defective that there was only one possible buyer, one which not only bought countless numbers but ''asked'' for them to be built in the ''first place'': '''TheGovernment.''' In the case of [[http://www.rhjunior.com/quentyn-quinn-space-ranger-0123/ the deathtrap shuttle?]] They asked for something cheap and environmentally friendly which could be built, maintained, and supplied solely by low-bid government contractors. Leave out the "cheap" and "environmentally friendly" parts and that's the design statement of NASA's '''Shuttle Transportation System.'''